Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Large legacies income: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 14

HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE

The charity's objects are the promotion of health and the relief of sickness in particular by training, providing and supporting animal assisted intervention in the relief of human deafness, disability, sickness, suffering or distress, collaborating with other charities where appropriate.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 38 years

www.hearingdogs.org.uk

info@hearingdogs.org.uk

01844348100

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£12,090	£12,192	£-102	£2,633	£25,180	£24,188	23.8	216	3,000
31/03/22	£13,737	£11,228	£2,508	£2,833	£25,516	£24,643	26.3	200	3,093
31/03/21	£12,282	£9,486	£2,796	£2,105	£22,425	£21,035	26.6	176	3,112
31/03/20	£10,392	£9,855	£538	£2,257	£18,234	£17,695	21.5	179	3,362
31/03/19	£9,433	£9,859	£-425	£1,957	£18,221	£17,866	21.7	190	3,012
31/03/18	£8,748	£8,613	£135	£1,628	£18,378	£18,298	25.5	171	0
31/03/17	£8,731	£7,740	£991	£1,587	£18,197	£18,047	28	158	0
31/03/16	£7,503	£7,291	£213	£1,542	£16,412	£16,322	26.9	154	0
31/03/15	£8,434	£6,676	£1,758	£1,471	£16,296	£16,209	29.1	149	0
31/03/14	£8,333	£6,256	£2,077	£1,420	£14,218	£14,110	27.1	144	0
31/03/13	£6,651	£6,415	£236	£1,618	£11,972	£11,901	22.3	147	0
31/03/12	£5,810	£6,230	£-420	£1,605	£11,515	£11,397	22	149	0
31/03/11	£6,253	£6,137	£116	£1,761	£11,947	£11,665	22.8	145	0
31/03/10	£5,831	£5,987	£-156	£1,688	£11,659	£11,413	22.9	150	0
31/03/09	£6,139	£5,852	£287	£1,443	£11,160	£10,815	22.2	153	0
31/03/08	£5,552	£5,349	£203	£1,302	£11,579	£11,245	25.2	140	0
31/03/07	£5,416	£4,425	£991	£986	£11,557	£11,250	30.5	124	0
31/03/06	£4,530	£3,812	£718	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£4,052	£3,379	£672	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£4,447	£2,837	£1,610	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 25.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 22%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 23.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Animals
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

216 employees
3,000 volunteers

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Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
£11,962	02/04/2019 6	Towards bespoke IT costs related to currently funded work
National Lottery Community Fund - Peer-to-Peer Support for Deaf People
£10,000	03/01/2019 12	The organisation will use the funding to establish two LinkUp sessions for a year, which will bring deaf people together, build strong relationships between deaf and hearing people, and work to ....more The organisation will use the funding to establish two LinkUp sessions for a year, which will bring deaf people together, build strong relationships between deaf and hearing people, and work to address the difficulties that arise from being deaf in a hearing world.
National Lottery Community Fund - Peer-to-Peer Support for Deaf People
£10,000	20/11/2018 12	Peer-to-Peer Support for Deaf People
National Lottery Community Fund - Connect Hear NI
£423,893	10/11/2017 59	The five year Connect Hear NI project is offering new ways for adults with hearing loss in Northern Ireland to take part in community life from which they often feel excluded. The project is helping ....more The five year Connect Hear NI project is offering new ways for adults with hearing loss in Northern Ireland to take part in community life from which they often feel excluded. The project is helping people through tailored programmes including peer support, social activities, public awareness events, digital communication support and a volunteer development programme. It is also helping members become more connected with their community by improving hearing loop provisions and providing information packs.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
£50,000	16/06/2017	Restaurant in new centre
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
£197,920	30/06/2016 36	Towards salary and other costs for activities reducing isolation amongst older people and others marginalised by deafness.
National Lottery Community Fund - Equipment for Volunteer Speakers
£10,000	02/09/2010 12	This is a project by a hearing dogs charity in Buckinghamshire. The group will use funding to purchase projectors for volunteer speakers and enable the charity to meet the demand of those requiring ....more This is a project by a hearing dogs charity in Buckinghamshire. The group will use funding to purchase projectors for volunteer speakers and enable the charity to meet the demand of those requiring the service, as currently there is insufficient equipment to cater for all requirements.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-79

ADRIAN MARK HORSLEY JP DL, Other trusteeship: THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUST,

BARRY STEPHEN DOWNES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired

BRUCE FOGLE MBE MRCVS, Occupation: Veterinary Surgeon

CHARLES CHRISTIAN MCKAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Manager

CHRISTINA MARGARET PATRICIA O'DONOVAN-ROSSA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Hr

DAVID LESLIE HAY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Solicitor

DR RACHEL ALISON CASEY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

EMILY MARTHA BURNESS MBA Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: EAST AFRICA CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT TRUST,

HEATHER SELF Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Tax Advisor

KAREN BELINDA MILSOM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Clinical Specialist

KATHRYN ANN ENGLAND Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Commercial

MICHAEL STEPHEN COOTE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

PAUL RICHARD GILLMAN DAVIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: BRIGHT GRAHAME MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST,

PROFESSOR RICHARD THOMAS RAMSDEN FRCS MBE Appointed: 2018

SARAH ELIZABETH HEATH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Veterinary Surgeon

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/01/1986, number: 293358
Registered at Companies House on 26/11/1985, number: 01964878

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

14/12/2017 - Asset transfer in from HEARING LINK
25/10/2022 - Asset transfer in from THE INNER WHEEL CLUB OF EGREMONT BENEVOLENT FUND

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE INNER WHEEL CLUB OF EGREMONT BENEVOLENT FUND on 25/10/2022

Main office

HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE
THE GRANGE
WYCOMBE ROAD
SAUNDERTON
PRINCES RISBOROUGH
HP27 9NS

Objectives

THE ASSOCIATION'S OBJECTS ARE THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS IN PARTICULAR BY TRAINING, PROVIDING AND SUPPORTING ANIMAL ASSISTED INTERVENTION IN THE RELIEF OF HUMAN DEAFNESS, DISABILITY, SICKNESS, SUFFERING OR DISTRESS, (SUFFERERS FROM SUCH CONDITIONS HEREIN AFTER CALLED DEAF OR DISABLED PEOPLE) COLLABORATING WITH OTHER CHARITIES WHERE APPROPRIATE AND IN PURSUANCE OF THE FOREGOING CHARITABLE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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